Jesus Please Help Us

The Bruins just blew the Habs away last night. If they win two more, we can say goodbye to our rich lazy bastards who will be on a plane to their respective homes in Russia, Finland or anywhere far from Montreal. That's why we must be happy that there are still many people who actually care about their fans and that some of them are in town tonight. The veteran producers Simian Mobile Disco will be practicing their magic at Metropolis. Our own Bell Orchestre – the string section of Arcade Fire - will reproduce the weird sound of their new record at La Tulipe. But the ‘aubaine’ of the night is definitely Starfucker, who will be rocking Il Motore for the ridiculous sum of 10$. Apparently, they’re pretty amazing live and I’m looking forward to see them. By the way, I’m really sorry that I missed three days of posting and I hope you’ll accept these three excellent tracks as an excuse.

Download Simian Mobile Disco - Sleep Deprivation Buy it on 

Download Bell Orchestre - Throw It On A Fire Buy it on 

Download Starfucker - Isabella of Castile Buy it on 

Best New Band Since Mozart!

 

Almost all the good band names have already been taken : Velvet Underground, Joy Division, Sonic Youth… That’s why nowadays some bands have to choose a name that's still available just because nobody wanted it, like Suckers. They're from Brooklyn, they're friends with Yeasayer and they're fucking cool. I got to know them because Pitchfork put one of their songs called It Gets Your Body Movin' in their best new music list. It’s actually one the best - if not the best - song I’ve heard this year so far. It’s not the kind of song I usually like : really slow, really progressive, really indie. But what is disguised behind this experimental mask is a really good pop song. And guess what : if you're in the US, you can now buy it on iTunes, along with all the excellent songs of their first EP. You should buy it. They’re the next big thing.

Download : It Gets Your Body Movin' Buy it on: 

Efter-fucking-klang

Thanks to Rasmus Stolberg from Efterklang who was kind enough to give us a nearly 15-minutes long interview just before their totally amazing show that they gave yesterday night at Il Motore. We filmed the interview, but we didn't have much time to prepare and we were only able to bring a shitty camera, so instead of giving you shitty quality, I just rewrote the whole thing HERE.

For those who are too lazy to read, we talked about the influence of the Montreal music scene, the constant comparison with Sigur Ros, the unimportance of the lyrics, the signing of Grizzly Bear on their own label, the length of their creative process, the presence of extra-musicians on tour and the existence of a Danish music scene. 

We also filmed a couple of videos, including this one of an amazing new song, whose working title is 'I Was Playing Drums'. I think they played it for the first time yesterday night and it will probably be recorded in studio later this year. It would make a great first single for their new album.

Download: Efterklang - Mirador (192 kbps) Buy it on